Main
Points

Acts
that nullify faith:

* Some
of these acts are offering oblation and sacrifices at the tombs of the righteous
patrons of Allah and others, supplicating Allah through them, seeking their
intercession, circumambulating around their tombs, and wiping them to seek
blessing.[28]

“Beware
of those who preceded you and used to take the graves of their prophets and
righteous men as places of worship, but you must not take graves as mosques;
I forbid you to do that.”(Reported
by Muslim)

The Prophet (peace be upon him) also said:

"May
Allah's Curse be on the Jews and the Christians for they built places of
worship at the graves of their prophets.”(Reported
by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

The
Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) cursed women who visit graves, those
who build mosques over them and erect lamps (there).”(Reported
by At-Tirmidhi)

Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:

“Allah's
Messenger (peace be upon him) has forbidden the graves to be plastered or to
be used as sitting places (for the people), or a building should be erected
over them.”(Reported by Muslim(

Abu Al-Hayyaj Al-Asadi narrated that `Ali Ibn
Abi Talib said to him, “ Should I not send you on the same mission as
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent me?
Do not leave an image without obliterating it, or a high grave without
levelling It.”
(Reported by Muslim)

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

“Do not
make your houses graves, and do not make my grave a place of festivity. But
invoke blessings on me, for your blessings reach me wherever you may be.”(Reported by Abu Dawud and Ahmad)

Sacrificing
for the sake of other than Allah:

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

“Allah
cursed him who sacrificed for anyone besides Allah.”(Reported
by Muslim)

Astrology:

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

“If
anyone acquires any knowledge of astrology, he acquires a branch of
magic.”(Reported by Abu Dawud)

Fortune-telling:

Allah says:

]

وَعِندَهُ
مَفَاتِحُ
الْغَيْبِ
لاَ
يَعْلَمُهَا
إِلاَّ هُوَ

[

(الأنعام:
59)

This means: “And with
Him are the keys of the Ghayb (all that is hidden), none knows them but
He.” (6, Al-An`am: 59)

Allah says:

]

عَالِمُ
الْغَيْبِ
فَلا
يُظْهِرُ
عَلَى
غَيْبِهِ
أَحَدًا

[
(الجن: 26)

This means: “(He
Alone) the All-Knower of the Ghayb (unseen), and He reveals to none His
Ghayb (unseen).” (72, Al-Jinn: 26)

This means: “If I had
the knowledge of the Ghayb (unseen), I should have secured for myself an
abundance of wealth, and no evil should have touched me. I am but a warner,
and a bringer of glad tidings unto people who believe.” (7, Al-A`raf: 188)

There are other verses in the Holy Qur’an
concerning this matter.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

“He
who goes to a fortune-teller and believes him, his prayers will not be
accepted for forty days.”(Reported by Muslim)

Amulets and seeking refuge with other than
Qur’an and Sunnah:

The Prophet of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:

“Spells,
charms, and love potions are polytheism.”(Reported by Ahmad and Abu Dawud)

Magic:

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah
be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

“Avoid
the seven deadly things. It was said: What are they, Messenger of Allah? He
replied: Associating anything with Allah, practicing sorcery, killing one
whom Allah has declared inviolable without a just cause, devouring the
property of an orphan, devouring usury, fleeing from the battle-field,
and accusing the pious women with adultery." (Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

["Hamah" is a bird which
the Arabs used to believe to come out of the head of the murdered person and
ask for revenge. Also, the Arabs of Jahiliyyah used to consider the lunar month,
"Safar", as an evil omen].

The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said, when omens were mentioned in his presence:

“The
best type is the good omen. A Muslim should not refrain from anything
because of an omen. When any of you sees anything which he dislikes, he
should say: O Allah You Alone brings good things, You Alone avert evil
things, and there is no might or power but in Allah.”(Reported by Abu Dawud)